Don’t you ever just want the future to hurry up and get here? Me too! The good news is that little by little, we’re getting there. And here are a few of the sweet, smart innovations proving that the future looks awesome.
Here are 24 incredibly clever ideas that should really have caught on by now.
1. This car wash has soap cannons the kids can play with and help clean the car while you wait. And, let’s be honest, a lot of the grown-ups probably have a blast with the soap cannon, too.
2. The sink in this public bathroom actually makes sense — it has soap on the left, the faucet in the middle, and a dryer on the right. The perfect order, right in front of you.
3. This cup comes with a mustache guard! Mo’ bros and hipster beardy lads ought to drive demand for these brilliant cups that prevent annoying lip foam from tasty lattes and cappuccinos.
4. This park bench has slots where cyclists can park their bikes. Might not be an ideal location to actually lock up a bike, but would be wonderfully handy for water and bathroom breaks.
5. This restaurant’s system for selling brownies needs to catch on: green dots for corner pieces, red dots for centerpieces, and blue dots for edge pieces.I don’t know what the purple dot means.
6. Furniture that comes with all the parts packaged by their assembly steps. Is there anything worse than not being able to find the screw you need to put your bedframe together?
7. This short story dispenser provides free reading material for people stuck waiting and needing a diversion. Until phones have unlimited batteries, some electricity-free options for bored shopping companions and folks on layovers at airports are more than welcome.
8. This phone base has its ports labeled in braille. Accessibility is always a win, and I have to imagine that not every port is all that different just going by touch.
